Computer Dorks Prefer Culpepper to McCown |
| Published: September 23, 2007, 7:58 am |
| Tags: daunte culpepper, daunteculpepper, jamarcus russell, jamarcusrussell, josh mccown, joshmccown, lane kiffin, lanekiffin |
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Filed under: Raiders, AFC WestAccuScore, which is kinda like Madden but not as powerful, is used by computer geeks (sans pants and stuck in the basements, no doubt) as a predictive tool. Well, the nerds in the nerdery simulated the Raiders-Browns game -- 10,000 times (the dating scene around AccuScore headquarters must be rockin') -- and gave Oakland a 56 percent chance of winning with Josh McCown at the controls. But if head coach Lane Kiffin goes with preseason MVP Daunte Culpepper, the probability of winning goes up to 60 percent. Despite McCown's "embarrassing" performance last week, he's still the guy as far as Kiffin's concerned. It's still not clear why McCown gives Oakland the best chance to win -- at least as Kiffin sees it -- but as professional football players everywhere are fond of saying: it is what it is. Meanwhile, Culpepper will be watching from the sidelines again today, even though this might be the Raiders best chance at an "easy" victory (if there are such things [ Full article ] |
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